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San Pedro via Gardena Line

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San Pedro via Gardena
Overview
OwnerSouthern Pacific Railroad
LocaleLos Angeles, and the South Bay
Termini
Stations37
Service
TypeLight rail
SystemTemplate:PE link logo
Operator(s)Template:PE link logo
Rolling stockPE 1200 Class (last used)
Daily ridership101,461 (last count)
History
Opened1903
Closed1939
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
ElectrificationOverhead lines
Route map

Pacific Electric Building
to Northern Division
 J   R   S 
 J   S 
to
Sierra Vista–Watts &
South Pasadena Local
Amoco
Vernon Avenue
 V 
Slauson Junction
Fleming
Florencita Park
Florence
Nadeau
Graham
Latin
Watts
multiple
lines
Centralia
South Park Avenue
Main Street
South Los Angeles
(Forest)
 7 
Delta
 F 
Athens
Delphi
143rd Street
Strawberry Park
Gardena
Hermosillo
Oliver
Southmoyd
McKinley
La Jota
(Humphreys)
Funston
Dolanco
Guyer
Carson
Torrance
Plaza del Amo
Ocean Avenue
Cuerna
Joughins
Weston Street
Harbor City
Bixby
(Hilldale)
McDonald
Wilmington Road
San Pedro

San Pedro via Gardena (also known as San Pedro via Torrance) was a line of the Pacific Electric Railway. This was the original route to San Pedro, built by the Los Angeles Interurban Railway in 1903 and Pacific Electric assumed control in 1911.

The line was essential in the establishment of light industry in Torrance. While freight on the line continued until 1965, passenger service ended as a result of San Pedro via Dominguez. Passenger service was cut back to Torrance in 1939 and discontinued in 1940. The route closely paralleled the present-day Harbor Transitway.

List of major stations

Station Major Connections Date Opened Date Closed City
San Pedro via Gardena
Pacific Electric Building Alhambra-San Gabriel, Annandale, Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne-El Segundo, La Habra-Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Monrovia-Glendora, Mount Lowe, Pasadena Short Line, Pasadena via Oak Knoll, Pomona, Redlands, Redondo via Gardena, Riverside-Rialto, San Pedro via Dominguez, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Sierra Madre, Soldiers' Home, South Pasadena Local, Upland-San Bernardino, Whittier, LAR Routes B, H, J, R, 7, and 8 1905 1961 Los Angeles
Amoco Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne-El Segundo, La Habra-Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Redondo via Gardena, San Pedro via Dominguez, Santa Ana, Santa Monica Air Line, Soldiers' Home, Whittier 1902 1961
Slauson Junction Balboa, Fullerton, Hawthorne-El Segundo, La Habra-Yorba Linda, Long Beach, Redondo via Gardena, San Pedro via Dominguez, Santa Ana, Whittier 1902 1961
Watts Balboa, Hawthorne-El Segundo, Long Beach, Redondo via Gardena, San Pedro via Dominguez, Santa Ana 1902 1961
Forest Hawthorne-El Segundo, Redondo via Gardena, LARy route 7 1903 1940
Delta Hawthorne-El Segundo 1903 1940
Gardena Redondo via Gardena 1903 1940 Gardena
Dolanco 1903 1940 Carson
Torrance 1903 1940 Torrance
San Pedro La Rambla, Long Beach-San Pedro, Point Fermin, San Pedro via Dominguez 1902 1961 San Pedro